Resources

Useful Websites

This section provides links to other websites containing useful information and resources.

www.nds.org.auNational Disability Services (NDS) is Australia's peak body for non-government disability service organisations, representing more than 1100 non-government service providers. Collectively, NDS members operate several thousand services for Australians with all types of disability.

www.disability.wa.gov.au The Department of Communities Disability Services is the State Government agency responsible for advancing opportunities, community participation and quality of life for people with disability.

NDS Websites

www.app.org.auThe ACROD Parking Program aims to support Western Australians with a significant mobility restriction to access the community.

www.clpg.org.auThe Community Living and Participation Grants (CLPG) program assists Western Australian individuals with a permanent disability.

www.wa.companioncard.asn.auThe Companion Card is a card issued to people with a significant and permanent disability who require attendant care support from a companion to participate at most venues and activities. Cardholders present their card when booking or purchasing a ticket from a participating business. Participating businesses will recognise the Companion Card and issue the cardholder with a second ticket for their companion at no charge.

www.dswa.org.auThe Disability Support Awards (formerly known as the Disability Support Worker Awards) recognise people in the disability sector providing supports of the highest standards to increase the quality of life and inclusion of people with disability in Western Australia.

www.ndp.org.au

National Disability Practitioners (NDP), a leading association for disability practitioners operates as a division of National Disability Services (NDS). NDP resulted from the merger of two professional bodies, Australian Disability Professionals and Disability Professionals Victoria.

www.centreforwelfarereform.org/library/by-date/personalised-support.htmlPersonalised Support by Julia Fitzpatrick with a foreword by Professor Jim Mansell, author of the Mansell Report. This is a report describing how to provide support to people with the most complex needs or challenging behaviour, whether from brain injury, mental illness, dementia or a significant learning difficulty.

www.dimagine.comWebsite by David Pitonyak with resources about supporting people with disabilities who may have difficult behaviours

www.ndis.gov.auThe National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency whose role is to implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will support a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers. Their website has 75 free resources developed for families, people with disability and sector organisations.

Rights, Choice and Responsibility ProjectFour videos produced by Dept. of Human Services (Vic) and an accompanying Powerpoint presentation. The complete project entitled "Bungee jumping, Lawyers and Love...Stories about life is designed to promote discussion and debate about policy and decision making processes that impact on people's lives and experiences.